Post Your Coil Build Results!!

[Roasty]

Hi all

Now that i'm into rebuilding stuff.. thought it would be nice to have a collective of coil setups and specifics. not sure if this has been done before, but if so, please point me in the right direction!

I'll get the ball rolling. Will update this first post once in a while. Just quote/cut and past from the next most recent post and add on your build results! should make for a good info thread. If there is enough response, and as more results come in, i'll start to siphon them off into more subcategories. Any suggestions will be welcome.

Do feel free to post pics of your glowing coils!

I've sorted my first post by clearomizer/RBD/rba etc, followed by the wicking material, type of coil, number of coils and resistance.

submissions with links at the end re-direct to their respective post with pictures.


CLEAROMIZERS
V-Core 2.0
2.0 mm silica wick (2 strands) / 32AWG A1 Kanthal wire / 5 coils - 2.4 Ohm
2.0 mm silica wick (2 strands) / 32AWG A1 Kanthal wire / 6 coils - 2.9 to 3.0 Ohm

Kanger Protank 2
2.0 mm silica wick (1 strand) / 32AWG A1 Kanthal wire / 5 coils - 1.4 Ohm
2.0 mm silica wick (1 strand) / 32AWG A1 Kanthal wire / 6 coils - 1.9 Ohm




RBA
RSST
#500 stainless steel mesh / 28AWG A1 Kanthal wire / 4 coils - 0.6 to 0.7 Ohm
#500 stainless steel mesh / 30AWG A1 Kanthal wire / 4 coils - 1.1 Ohm
#500 stainless steel mesh / 32AWG A1 Kanthal wire / 3 coils - 1.9 Ohm

Kayfun Lite
Microcoil
28AWG Kanthal wire / 11 coils over 1/16 drill bit - 1.3 Ohm (submitted by player one)
29AWG Kanthal wire / 10 coils over .055 piano wire - 1.4 Ohm (submitted by player one)
30AWG Kanthal wire / 10 coils over .055 piano wire - 1.8 Ohm (submitted by player one)
30AWG Kanthal wire / 12 coils over .055 piano wire - 2 Ohm (submitted by player one)
30AWG Kanthal wire / 8 coils over 1/16 drill bit - 1.7 Ohm (submitted by player one)
30AWG Kanthal wire / 9 coils over 1/16 drill bit - 1.8 Ohm (submitted by player one)




RBD
IGO-W
Normal Coil
2.0 mm silica wick / 30AWG A1 Kanthal wire / 4 coils - 0.7 Ohm

Microcoil
cotton wick (2 strands twisted) / 32AWG Kanthal wire / ~11 coils over 1/16 drill bit - 1.6 Ohm (submitted by rollsy2k)

Fogger v2
Microcoil
Cotton wick / 28AWG Kanthal wire/ 9 coils over .055 piano wire - 0.9 Ohm (submitted by player one)

Trident
Microcoil
30AWG Kanthal wire / 14 coils over 1/16 drill bit - 2.8 Ohms -> dual coil setup 2.8 ohms / 2 = 1.4 Ohms overall (submitted by player one)

Reomizer 2.0
Microcoil
Rolled sterile USP cotton wick / 30AWG Kanthal A1 wire / 10 coils over 0.55" mold/jig - ~1.5 Ohms (submitted by super_X_drifter)

 

[super_X_drifter]

My all time favorite:

Micro coil - 30 ga Kanthal A1 wrapped around a 0.55" mold/jig 10 wraps 1.5ish ohms. Rolled sterile USP cotton wick.

This coil has been used much of the day for approximately the last month and rewicked about 4 times.

The vapor it produces is off the chain

Check us out over in the micro coil thread: Micro Coils to increase Vapor, flavor & TH
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416271

 

[vapero]

check out this thread
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...st-pictures-your-working-wick-coil-setup.html

 

[rollsy2k]

I'm sure this has been done before. But, I know I like a lot of info on rebuildables to get ideas. On that note, here is a build that I just finished that I am enjoying very much.

IGO-w with one air hole from fasttech (silly fasstech. So you all know, fasttech has IGO-w with one air hole and no post holes.):
32 gauge kanthal. 2 strands twisted.
I think 11 wraps (sorry lost count and it's hard to count twisted wires)
1.6 Ohms
Cotton wick at around 1/16 diameter

Running it cool on usb passthrough
3 Volts
1.87 Amps
5.62 Watts

juice being used: 12 mg 60vg/40pg 12gauge(horchata) from Copperhead Road

edit: for some reason, the picture looks like garbage when I posted it. :/

 

[MrStik]

Micro coiling with either 28g or 30g I forget which..

 

[odysseysteve]

My all time favorite:

Micro coil - 30 ga Kanthal A1 wrapped around a 0.55" mold/jig 10 wraps 1.5ish ohms. Rolled sterile USP cotton wick.

The vapor it produces is off the chain

Hey Super X,

Just what is a "0.55" mold/jig" by the way?

Thanks!

-Steve

 

[player one]

Hey Super X,

Just what is a "0.55" mold/jig" by the way?

Thanks!

-Steve

The coil jig is made by a member named darkzero and the .055 part is a piano wire where you wrap the coil on. I also prefer the .055 over the 1/16 drill bit.

 

[super_X_drifter]

The coil jig is made by a member named darkzero and the .055 part is a piano wire where you wrap the coil on. I also prefer the .055 over the 1/16 drill bit.

Yep, thanks Player

Here's mine :

Here's a video showing how I use it to build a perfect micro coil.
http://youtu.be/_XjH8lFurPk

 

[odysseysteve]

Wow, that jig is sweet. So I now have my Reo Grand and a RM2 and have built 2 coils so far. I have not had results as good as the more experienced builders but I will get there. Already the results are better than the 510 carts I have been using. The youtube demo is awesome! Great video and commentary during the tutorial. Thanks all!

 

[Roasty]

check out this thread
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...st-pictures-your-working-wick-coil-setup.html

yup i've seen that thread.

my intention for this thread was for people to post their build specs and final resistance results, and to tabulate them all into the first post for easy reference.

for example, i've had no experience with microcoils. if i intended to build up something, it would be nice to have a reference. maybe someone has done up a coil with the resistance i'm looking for, using the same RBA/RBD that I have; at least i would know roughly what wire to use and with that wire, how many coils in a microcoil i would need to reach that resistance amount. takes some of the guesswork out of these things..

 

[player one]

fogger v2: 9wrap, 28ga kanthal, .055 piano wire, .9Ω

 

[Roasty]

^^ thanks! have added to the 1st post.

 

[Roasty]

My all time favorite:

Micro coil - 30 ga Kanthal A1 wrapped around a 0.55" mold/jig 10 wraps 1.5ish ohms. Rolled sterile USP cotton wick. This coil has been used much of the day for approximately the last month and rewicked about 4 times. The vapor it produces is off the chain

Check us out over in the micro coil thread: Micro Coils to increase Vapor, flavor & TH
Micro Coils to increase Vapor, flavor & TH

what dripper is that?

 

[player one]

what dripper is that?

My guess would be a reomizer 2.0

 

[player one]

I wrote down the specs on builds i did for my Kayfun Lite.

30ga, 12 wrap, .055 piano wire = 2Ω
30ga, 10 wrap, .055 piano wire = 1.8Ω
30ga, 8 wrap, 1/16 drill bit = 1.7Ω
30ga, 9 wrap, 1/16 drill bit = 1.8Ω
29ga, 10 wrap, .055 piano wire = 1.4Ω
28ga, 11 wrap, 1/16 drill bit = 1.3Ω

 

[pdib]

here's such a thread. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/446263-micro-coils-ohms-description.html

she even went through the trouble of collating all listings back on the first post.

 

[pdib]

Oh, wait, maybe I'll try this . . . .

COURTESY OF NERAK, IN THE http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/ FORUM

26 Gauge

Wire Type & Gauge: 26g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils: 11
Measured Ohms of coil: ~.75ohm

26 ga. Kanthal A-1
8 wraps
14 ga. needle,
Ohms .9

wire: 26g Nichrome (= 25g Kanthal)
size (ID): 1/16" drill bit
# wraps: 8
resistance: 0.5Ω

wire/ 26g kanthal
coil size/ 16g blunt tip needle
wraps/ 8
Ω/ .6ish

Kanthal A1 26 awg
Wraped on .055" music wire
8 coils @ .7Ω

wire: 26 gauge Nichrome
size (ID): 1/16" Drill Bit
# wraps: 12
resistance: 0.9 ohms

26 AWG Nichrome 60
8/7 wraps touching
1/16 drill bit (micro coil)
0.5 Ω

26 AWG Nichrome 60
7/6 wraps touching
16 gauge blunt needle*
0.9Ω

26 ga. Kanthal A-1
8 wraps
14 ga. needle,
Ohms .9

27 Guage

wire: 27ga Kanthal A1
size (ID): 17ga blunt tip luer lock needle
# wraps: 14
resistance: 1.26 ohms

28 Gauge

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on):toothpick
Number of Coils:10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils:9
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 2mm diameter screwdriver
Number of Coils: 9
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.2 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 2mm diameter screwdriver
Number of Coils: 6
Measured Ohms of coil: .9 ohm

WIRE: 28g Kanthal
ID: 1/16"
WRAPS: 7/8 x 2
RES: 0.5Ω
. . . (1Ω/ea)

wire: 28g Kanthal A1
size (ID): 1/16" drill bit
# wraps: 12
resistance: 2.1Ω

28AWG Kanthol
5/64" machined cylinder (.0005 runout, overkill)
7.5 wraps

Wire: 28swg kanthal A1
Coil Bore: 1.5mm
Number of Coils: 5 + long tails
Ohms: 0.76

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):16 gauge needle
Number of Coils: 7/8
Measured Ohms of coil: ~1.0ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 28g kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16" drill bit
Number of Coils: 11
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.5 ohm

Kanthal A1 28 awg
1/16 drill bit
10 wraps
1.2Ω on rm2


28 ga
8 wraps
1/16" drill bit
1.0 ohm

Kanthal A1 28 awg
Wraped on .0625" (1/16") music wire
10 coils @ 1.2Ω

28 AWG Kanthal A1
5/4 wraps
1/16 drill bit
0.9Ω

29 Gauge

WIRE: 29g Kanthal
ID: 1.5mm (.0589")
WRAPS: 7/8 x 2
RES: 0.6Ω
. . . . (1.2Ω/ea)

30 Gauge

Kanthal A1 30 awg
Wraped on .0625" (1/16") music wire
12 coils @ 2.2Ω

Kanthal A1 30 awg
Wrapped on .047" music wire
16 coils 2.6Ω ea, total 1.3Ω

Kanthal A1 30 ga
~1/16 jeweler's screwdriver
11 wraps
1.82 ohms

Wire Type & Gauge: 30g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): a heavy paperclip leg that's about equivalent to a 16g needle
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.8

Wire / 30 ga kanthal
coil / size "ID" 1.96 mm "screw driver"
Wraps 7
1.6 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge:30g Kanthol
Coil size (what you wrap it on):1/16 drill bit
Number of Coils:9
Measured Ohms of coil:1.6

Wire Type & Gauge: 30ga kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): Doubled-over 3mm silica
Number of Coils: 4
Measured Ohms of coil: 1ohm

30 ga Kanthal
~1/16 screwdriver
11 wraps pulled really tight while wrapping
1.78 ohms

30 AWG Kanthal A1
13/14 wraps on 1/16 drill bit
Cotton wick
2.5Ω

Wire Type & Gauge: Kanthal 30g
Coil size (what you wrap it on): Supe's 17g needle (Thanks Supe!)
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.9

wire: 30ga Kanthal A1
size (ID): 16ga blunt tip luer lock needle
# wraps: 12
resistance: 2.3Ω

32 Gauge

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g Kanthal A-1
Coil size (what you wrap it on):Tiny screwdriver, roughly the size of a 16 gauge needle
Number of Coils: 17
Measured Ohms of coil: ~3.0ohm

Kanthal A1 32 awg twisted 2 stands
Wrapped on 1mm Ekowool with .039" (1mm) music wire core
8 coils, 1.1Ω

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): 1/16" drill bit
Number of Coils: 10
Measured Ohms of coil: 2.4 ohm

Wire Type & Gauge: 32g Kanthal
Coil size (what you wrap it on): my trusty paperclip leg
Number of Coils: 14 or 15?
Measured Ohms of coil: 3.8


Wire Type & Gauge: 32 gauge twisted
Coil size (what you wrap it on): round wooden toothpick
Number of Coils: 6
Measured Ohms of coil: 1.4

 

[Roasty]

^^ thanks for that. useful info indeed. good for microcoil users, but unfortunately there is no non-microcoil info there..

i'm assuming there are some people who are just getting into rebuilding (like myself) and may find build setups and results for non-microcoils useful when starting out. i've also sorted by type of clearo/RBA/RBD.. whether or not its relevant/helpful.

 

[player one]

On my trident clone... Dual 30ga, 14 warp, 1/16 drill bit = 2.8 ohms / 2 = 1.4 ohms overall.

 

[pdib]

^^ thanks for that. useful info indeed. good for microcoil users, but unfortunately there is no non-microcoil info there..

i'm assuming there are some people who are just getting into rebuilding (like myself) and may find build setups and results for non-microcoils useful when starting out. i've also sorted by type of clearo/RBA/RBD.. whether or not its relevant/helpful.

Let me attempt to make it twice as useful. Avg. micro is 1/16" where's most standard coils are about 1/8". All those #s apply if you do 1/2 the wraps on a standard coil.

3/32"? . . . . . . ~ 3/4 the wraps


so, if my micro (1/16" ID) is 10 wraps for 1Ω, then a standard 1/8" coil is 5 wraps for 1Ω, and a 3/32" coil is a 7/8 wrap. (of the same wire gauge)